( 7.53 ) 



Drilepliiln iiiqii'iltnus, Walker. l.i\ viii. p. 1'28. n. 2 (IS.'iiJ) (sub syn.). 

 (?) Sy,/,;».,- spec, Saunders, T,;n,.<. F.nl. S..r. I.,„„L (S). iv. t. 13. f. 2 (/.) (18.')S) (Natal). 

 Diilfjiliilii (illiu-li/iriitii Montrouzier, Ann. Sue. Linn. Ltjfin (2). xi. p. 'ih(\ (1804) ( Kanala). 

 Ih'ilf/iliiln iniiiiiliiKi. Butler, TnniK. Znol S„r. Lmnl. ix. p. itiu. ii. 2 (1877) (snb syn.). 

 Phiihienu inqiihudU (!), Swinhoc, Cnl. Li'i>. Ifel. Mns. O.,: i. p. 17. n. G8 (1892) (sub .syn.). 

 I'lipirlni oehrio. Kirby, Cat. Lep. Ucl. i. p. 0.02. n. 31 (1892) : Huwe, Beil. Enl. Zril. xl. p. IIOO. 

 n. 20 (1895) (Java) ; HoU., in Smith, Thnniyh Unkn. Counlr. Afi: p. 412 (1897) (Somalild.). 



c? ? . There is little variation iu this wide-spread species. The Hues within 

 the silver}- baud of the forewiu,u' are sometimes nearly absent ; the rosy discal 

 spots of the hiudwing are occasionally reduced in size. There is no diflference 

 lictwcen Aetliiopiau and ludo-Australiau individuals. Some fresh specimens from 

 tlio Trobriaud Islands have a rosy flush over body aud wings, while another 

 individual from tlie same idace has very little red on the hindwing'. External 

 row of spines on the first ])rotarsal segment accompanied by a row of smaller spines. 



S. Sexual armature similar to that of relax. Tenth segment shorter, stouter, 

 the sternite much more abruptly narrowed into a sharp hook. Harpe much 

 stouter, almost straight, compressed, upperside hollowed out apically, with the 

 edges raised. IVuis-sheath with two rows of teeth as in relo.r. 



?. Vaginal aperture ovate, the edges raised to a low horseshoe-shaped ridge : 

 no ])rocesses. 



Larva green or brown : a large eye-sjiot on segment 4, a smaller one on .') ; 

 a pale dorso-lateral line, broad, distinct on thorax aud last segments, generally 

 vestigial on middle segments. — Food-plants : Viti.^ ; Riibiaceae. 



Pupa glossy; tongue-case large, strongly com])ressed, prominent; stigmata 

 lilack ; cremaster long, conical, thin, with some teeth. 



llab. Old World, everywhere except the far north aud New Zealand. 



In the Tring Museum 9 larvae, 3 pupae, 3U0-odd specimens from : various places 

 in Europe ; Continental Africa ; St. Thomt^ ; Comoro Is. ; Madagascar ; Oriental 

 Region, eastwards to the Solomon Islands and Lifu. 



702. Hippotion isis spec. nov. 



S . Dirty clay-colour, a lateral stripe on head and the under surface paler, no 



pale side-stripe on thorax. Wings, abore. Forewing like l>ody, a blackish basal 



cloud posteriorly ; a trace of an antemedian angulated line anteriorly, a small 

 stigma, and a short discal dash 11- — R' black ; five parallel discal lines, the three 

 first faint, the fourth accentuated by vein-dots and continuous with the rather 

 ])rominent oblique apical line ; an ill-defined brownish patch at hinder margin belbre 



angle ; distal marginal area with black speckles. Hindwing as in celerio, rosy 



red ; a blackish median band, not extended to abdominal margin, anteriorly diluted 

 basad and joining also the blackish postdiscal band ; veins streaked witli black 

 within rosy discal area. 



l'ii(lt'rsi<li' like upperside of forewing, speckled with brown scales; forewing 

 from base to disc and a distal marginal band brown ; this band feebly dentate ; 

 some larger costal speckles indicate a discal line on fore- and hindwing ; the latter 

 without distinct marginal band. SC"-' and U' of hindwing separate. 



Tenth tergite cleft at end ; ajjcx of sternite rather suddenly narrowed antl 

 pidduced into an acute hook ; ninth tergite ending mesially in a short process. 

 ( 'hisper with one truncate friction-scale ; harpe similar to that of oairis, apex 

 concave above. Penis-sheath with one tooth at the left side before end, and an 

 apical patch of teeth at the right side. 



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